Habitat

The homeownership chasm among US Black and White families is bigger today than it was when Jim Crow was in effect. The Urban Institute recently reported that in 1960, people saw a 27-point gap between Black homeownership (38%) and white homeownership (65%). Now, that gap sits at 30%. To address this, Habitat For Humanity has […]

Habitat for Humanity Portland Region volunteers help frame homes in Portland’s Cully neighborhood. courtesy of Habitat for Humanity Portland Region The Portland chapter of Habitat for Humanity is helping address the housing crisis by building more affordable housing, repairing existing homes and helping Black families achieve home ownership in the metro area. The . . […]

The homeownership chasm among US Black and White families is bigger today than it was when Jim Crow was in effect. The Urban Institute recently reported that in 1960, people saw a 27-point gap between Black homeownership (38%) and white homeownership (65%). Now, that gap sits at 30%. To address this, Habitat For Humanity has […]

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A new habitat opening at the Sedgwick County Zoo will showcase a once-thought-extinct species. The Rogers Family Ferret Habitat, which will bring Black-footed ferrets to the zoo, opens Wednesday, Dec. 14. The species of ferret was thought to be extinct until 1981 when a population was discovered in Wyoming. Baby chimp […]

The nonprofit’s 2022 annual report highlights programs and initiatives that helped 7.1 million people gain greater access to safe, decent and affordable housing ATLANTA, Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A concrete floor is a measure of safety, comfort, employment and empowerment for homeowner María Natalia of San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. With it, she knows that […]

Country music superstars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood to host thenext event in Charlotte, NC  CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — After a three-year hiatus, Habitat for Humanity will welcome hundreds of volunteers, staff, community members and country music superstars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood to don their hard hats once again for the […]

The homeownership chasm among US Black and White families is bigger today than it was when Jim Crow was in effect. The Urban Institute recently reported that in 1960, people saw a 27-point gap between Black homeownership (38%) and white homeownership (65%). Now, that gap sits at 30%. To address this, Habitat For Humanity has […]

A North Pacific right whale, the world’s most endangered great whale, spotted in the southeastern Bering Sea in 2004. (Photo by John Durban/NOAA Fisheries) The U.S. government on Monday agreed to a request from environmental groups to study increasing critical habitat designations in Alaska waters for North Pacific right whales, one of the rarest whale […]

ATLANTA, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Leveraging funds provided in part by MacKenzie Scott’s transformational donation, Habitat for Humanity International is launching a new initiative to address the racial homeownership gap—which now stands at nearly

media release: The next River Talk will take place at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 13, via Zoom. Alexis Grinde with the Natural Resources Research Institute and Cole Wilson with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will present, “Black ash and birds: conserving critical habitat in the St. Louis River Estuary.” Black ash tree wetlands in the St. […]


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